The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-07-23

The Democratic Primary election IN
B4ltimore on Wednesday, wa. the an
ticipated repetition, of the political me-
thods heretofore practiced so success
fully in that city. The Bosses had
everything their own way, and as a
matter of course swept the primary
clatter clean. A Baltimore Daily in
summing up the situation on Wednes-
day shows how far Federal office hol-
ders in that city are out OF politics.
President Cleveland's order to office
holders in the service of the United
States government was honored in the
breach more than in the observance.
The ward workers let the Custom
house severely alone, and devoted
themselves to the carrying out of
Mr.. Rasin's orders. In the Fourth
ward, John Quinn, clerk to the lnspec-
tors of steamboats,, was in the thick of
the fight, leading the Rasin forces. He
remained at the polls from the time
the voting began until the result was
announced. !. J. Mahon, special
agent of the Treasury Department, was
an important factor in the primaries.
When not at the Ninth ward polls he
was at room at Barnum'S, where
large number of young strangers found
their way. Why they came here, what
they were doing here, and how they
found their way to the hotel, perhaps
some of the gentlemen holding office
under the national government can
answer. Between SIX and seven O clock
in the evening Mr.. Mahon conducted
a half dozen strangers to refreshment
room at Barnum's. They had evil
/" IDENTITY travelled extensively during the
day, and needed refreshment and en-
couragement. Mr.. Mahon was very
polite to them-more polite than he
usually is to strangers-and those who
saw him at their head concluded that
thcy must have rendered some extraor-
binary service. Mr.. Eugene Higgins
and Mr.. Morris a. Thomas alternated
between the hotel and the Ninth ward
polls, and received reports from the
heu.enants how the fight was progress
ing. The reports must have been en-
cOura sing. In every ward Of the city
the Office holding regiments of the Ra-
sin brigade took possession of the polls
before the voting began. This had the
effect of driving away persons who had
not time to stand in line for three or
tour hours, and who would have voted
for the anti-rng ticket 1t was exactly
what the ring wanted. 1t was for this
reason that only one voting place had
been selected for each ward, and that
the primaries bad not been legalized.
Witha voting place in each precinct,
everybody would have had a chance to
vote, and there could have been no
blocking of the polls by ofice-holders
and dummies. The office holders were
commanded, under penalty OF dismiS-
sal, to vote the Rasin ticket ennis
saries of city and government officials
were sent out few days ago to notify
them that they need expect no favors
if they voted against the ring, and in
most of the wards they were required
to vote an open ticket.
\ GANG or WILMINGTON REPEATERS.
a gang of forty-three FOUNDERS came
over from Wilmington by the p, w.
& B. train On Tuesday night. The con-
ductor of the train was surprised to find
so many roughs on the train with tickets
for Baltimore, and asked if they were
going to prize fight. The same gang
have been here before on general cleo
ton days.
A special from Wilmington, dated
yesterday, says: 'In response to